TASHIRO KAPLANALL-ARTS BUILDING

Local art doesn’t get much more authentic than this. The Tashiro Kaplan All-Arts Building
hosts art studios, exhibitions, and galleries—and it’s a home for the artists themselves.
When market forces started driving artists out of Pioneer Square in the 1990s, the City of
Seattle invited Artspace Projects to transform the Tashiro and Kaplan buildings into affordable
housing and creative space for artists. Now manager Paul D. McKee makes sure that the Tashiro
Kaplan All-Arts Building continues to provide studios and galleries where the public can enjoy
their work. Swing by for a First Thursday Artwalk to see what the Tashiro Kaplan artists have
been creating, and you’ll see Seattle’s arts community at its finest.